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Interested in applying for an NEH Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller (or mid-sized) Institutions? Visit bit.ly/NEH_PAG to watch our recorded instructional webinar and get more information. Deadline is January 9, 2025! #PresAccessFunded

Funding for this program comes from a grant from @NEHgov. Thanks for your support, NEH! Additional support comes from the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) Endowment for Professional Development.

Apply by Wednesday to participate in FAIC's "Analysis of Peruvian Archaeological Textile Structures" workshop @Fowlermuseum, Feb 11-13. Join to take a close look at Precolumbian textiles to understand their technical features. More info: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/analy… [1/2]

At #ATALM2024? Stop by and see Outreach Manager Katelin Lee and talk about your conservation & preservation needs!

AIC members, join us next Friday for "Closing Conservation's Narrative Gap: Sharing Stories of Insight, Change, and Impact" with Evonne Gallardo! This event has been made free of cost to AIC members through donations to the DEIA Project Fund. Register: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/closi…

As we continue to celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we'll be highlighting conservation & preservation projects caring for Indigenous cultural heritage. We especially want to recognize & thank Indigenous practitioners who care for tangible & intangible cultural heritage.

Apply by Nov 17 for FAIC’s free Handling & Maintenance of Historic House Collections program! Explore preventive conservation through a housekeeping lens. The program includes 4 webinars in January & 5 days at historic houses in Baltimore, MD, in February: learning.culturalheritage.org/products/handl…

And our final #AskAConservator Day answer to "What's the best part of your day?" with Steph Guidera! Thank you to everyone who has participated in Ask a Conservator Day: both the conservators and everyone who asked questions and shared their passion for conservation today!

How does chemistry and art conservation interact? Marissa, Associate Conservator (Textile-Based Collections) at TMA, shares how chemistry is a big part of protecting and conserving the collection at TMA. #askaconservator @conservators

Got questions for #AskAConservatorDay? 🤔 Drop them here, or swing by our Conservation Window on Level 4 from 12:30–4 p.m. to chat with folks like Annette, Elle, and Sarah while they work!

#AskAConservatorDay | Meet with Sonia Kata, Conservator at the Museum, and learn more about her work! 🤩 → musee-mccord-stewart.ca/en/audio-video…

Parchment flattening on #AskAConservatorDay "...our goal is to preserve our collections so they can be used by anybody ... and as they are right now they're kind of difficult ... our goal is to improve their legibility before someone gets here." 🎙️Whitney Baker

In 1977, Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek's Uhura) appeared in a recruitment film for @NASA. Some of the original footage is here in our Catalog: catalog.archives.gov/id/80620160 #AskAConservator

Happy #AskAConservator Day! Conservators take care of everything seen on display in exhibits, but they also work to preserve items in our permanent collection. Watch Objects Conservator Stephanie Guidera explain how we store and care for paintings in the collection.

🗣️ You asked; Charlotte and Karen answered! Today is #AskAConservator Day, and our team has insights to share!

In honor of #AskAConservator Day, we're giving a behind-the-scenes peek at how the iconic Baldwin 60000 Locomotive is preserved! 🚂✨ We spoke with our Principal Conservators about their coolest discoveries. 🛠️🤩 Less than a month until our new exhibits open—get excited! 🎉

Thrilled for the 1st of November!🥰 Today, not only do I have the joy of joining art conservators throughout the world to celebrate #AskAConservator while working on a special artifact, I'm also working as an interpreter for Election Day #Vote. Happy to use my good to do good.🫶

🔊 #AskAConservator – Using high-frequency sound, our ultrasonic welder creates durable polyester sleeves, perfect for digitizing delicate documents like hull maps. Questions about how sound waves assist in preservation? #AskAConservator

Being a conservator can be a bit like being a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, using magnifying glasses and UV lights to examine objects. This is how we found out that the animal heads on this salt cellar are the work of a past conservator. #AskAConservator